Flood Protection Plans for Cumberland, Maryland & Ridgeley, West Virginia: Hydraulic Model Investigation
Abstract
Proposed improvement plans designed to protect the cities of Cumberland, Maryland, and Ridgeley, West Virginia, at the confluence of Wills Creek. and North Branch of the Potomac River, from major floods were tested in a fixed-bed model constructed to an undistorted linear scale ratio of 1:60. The model reproduced approximately 1-3/4 miles of Wills Creek from its confluence with North Branch of the Potomac River to above the city limits of Cumberland, Maryland, and 4 miles of the North Branch of the Potomac River (approximately 1 mile above and 3 miles below its confluence with Wills Creek). The model was adjusted hydraulically to three known floods and tests were conducted to determine the effects of the proposed plan of improvement included in the Survey Report Plan, to develop modifications of this plan, and to determine the relative effectiveness of several alternate plans proposed for improvement of flow conditions within the reach. Tests resulted in satisfactory designs of stilling basins, channel cross sections and alignments, levees and floodwalls, transitions, and modifications to bridge piers and abutments which will permit safe passage of the design flood.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1957
- Accession Number
- ADA637663